Assessment sheet for Baltic Sea region and for seven subdivisions

Baltic Sea

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.30
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.24
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.12
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.08
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.76
Average PD impact 0.01
Average L1 impact 0.10
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1.00
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 0.86

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Circalittoral mixed sediment 108.24 7055 5.30 3.16 6.01 0.05 0.12 0.03 0.03
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 52.51 3461 4.04 2.61 4.32 0.07 0.16 0.06 0.06
Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand 33.85 2037 1.23 0.98 2.72 0.08 0.23 0.05 0.08
Circalittoral sand 32.92 2027 7.02 6.18 17.23 0.48 0.44 0.23 0.17
Infralittoral sand 25.23 1438 2.97 2.61 10.51 0.41 0.52 0.20 0.18
Circalittoral mud 22.80 1403 5.10 4.71 10.40 0.42 0.26 0.18 0.13
Infralittoral mixed sediment 21.29 1324 0.34 0.59 0.58 0.03 0.13 0.02 0.04
Offshore circalittoral mud 21.09 1241 15.09 12.19 35.18 1.60 0.59 0.52 0.34
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 19.56 1162 7.40 6.95 21.00 1.02 0.41 0.28 0.17
Circalittoral coarse sediment 11.10 687 0.31 0.20 0.46 0.04 0.19 0.03 0.04
Infralittoral coarse sediment 7.34 432 0.29 0.27 0.44 0.06 0.28 0.05 0.08
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 6.41 406 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.01
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 4.11 255 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.01
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 3.84 235 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01
Offshore circalittoral sand 2.66 153 1.47 1.37 4.04 1.48 0.73 0.50 0.35
Infralittoral mud 2.27 132 0.46 0.54 1.03 0.43 0.35 0.18 0.14
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.79 49 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.14 0.04 0.04
Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.29 18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Unknown 0.08 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0.00 0.00 105.75 0 3.25 5.09 0.02 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0.05 0.01 41.49 0 9.24 0.40 0.00 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0.00 0.00 39.10 0 2.84 0.57 0.00 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) 2142.54 3.61 0.39 NA 2.84 0.08 0.05 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) 85.70 1.48 0.37 NA 0.87 0.11 0.08 NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact 34.44 0.44 0.34 NA 3.55 0.15 0.05 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact 1.38 0.18 0.32 NA 1.09 0.22 0.08 NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact 39.75 0.52 0.02 NA 0.06 0.00 0.00 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact 1.59 0.22 0.02 NA 0.02 0.01 0.00 NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Aland area

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.00
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.01
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.00
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.01
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.99
Average PD impact 0.00
Average L1 impact 0.00
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1.00
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 1.00

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Circalittoral mixed sediment 6.41 416 0.02 0.01 0 0 0.01 0 0.01
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 3.00 193 0.02 0.01 0 0 0.03 0 0.03
Infralittoral mixed sediment 2.08 135 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 1.24 80 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 1.11 72 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral mud 0.71 46 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.02 0 0.02
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 0.25 16 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral coarse sediment 0.19 12 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mud 0.12 8 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral coarse sediment 0.11 7 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral sand 0.03 2 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 0.02 1 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral sand 0.02 1 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA NA NA 17.50 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA NA NA 5.33 NA NA NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA NA NA NA 5.99 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA NA NA NA 1.82 NA NA NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA NA NA NA 4.33 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA NA NA NA 1.32 NA NA NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Gulf of Finland

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.00
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.01
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.00
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.00
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.99
Average PD impact 0.00
Average L1 impact 0.00
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1.00
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 1.00

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Circalittoral mixed sediment 5.55 360 0.00 0 0 0 0.01 0 0.01
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 4.17 272 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral mud 3.10 201 0.01 0 0 0 0.02 0 0.01
Offshore circalittoral mud 3.04 196 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral sand 1.04 68 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 0.94 61 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand 0.88 57 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mixed sediment 0.80 52 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.72 47 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral coarse sediment 0.41 27 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral sand 0.35 23 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.22 14 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 0.20 13 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.18 12 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral sand 0.11 7 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.08 5 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Unknown 0.08 5 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral coarse sediment 0.06 4 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mud 0.06 4 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA NA NA 11.38 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA NA NA 2.28 NA NA NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA NA NA NA 2.08 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA NA NA NA 0.42 NA NA NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA NA NA NA 1.77 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA NA NA NA 0.35 NA NA NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Gulf of Riga

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 1
Average PD impact 0
Average L1 impact 0
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 1

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Circalittoral mixed sediment 5.48 336 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00
Circalittoral mud 5.05 305 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 1.97 119 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mixed sediment 1.61 100 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral sand 1.48 89 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral sand 0.88 54 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 0.87 54 0.05 0 0 0 0.04 0 0.04
Infralittoral coarse sediment 0.68 42 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral coarse sediment 0.45 27 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.07 4 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Infralittoral mud 0.03 2 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.02 1 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0.05 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) 2142.54 NA 0.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) 85.70 NA 0.00 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact 34.44 NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact 1.38 NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact 39.75 NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact 1.59 NA 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Arkona & Bornholm Basin

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 1.09
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.78
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.41
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.31
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.22
Average PD impact 0.02
Average L1 impact 0.40
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 0.99
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 0.46

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Infralittoral sand 12.18 677 2.00 1.41 6.80 0.56 0.73 0.29 0.28
Circalittoral mixed sediment 10.05 574 2.48 1.56 4.48 0.44 0.58 0.21 0.20
Offshore circalittoral mud 9.46 533 12.18 9.04 25.89 2.73 1.00 0.87 0.62
Circalittoral sand 8.59 481 2.97 2.59 8.95 1.04 0.89 0.48 0.39
Infralittoral mixed sediment 3.26 185 0.11 0.06 0.13 0.04 0.38 0.04 0.11
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 3.21 181 3.34 2.75 8.36 2.60 1.00 0.62 0.37
Infralittoral coarse sediment 2.81 159 0.14 0.06 0.20 0.07 0.46 0.06 0.12
Circalittoral mud 2.06 116 1.44 1.19 3.22 1.56 0.97 0.67 0.52
Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand 1.49 85 0.30 0.24 0.75 0.50 1.00 0.23 0.36
Offshore circalittoral sand 1.43 80 1.04 0.82 2.65 1.86 0.98 0.69 0.51
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 1.26 72 0.69 0.38 0.94 0.75 0.90 0.51 0.51
Circalittoral coarse sediment 1.10 62 0.07 0.05 0.21 0.19 0.66 0.11 0.10
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.55 31 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.08 0.58 0.08 0.10
Infralittoral mud 0.21 12 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.52 0.58 0.33 NA
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.04 2 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.70 1.00 0.66 NA
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.04 2 0.02 0.03 0.06 1.61 1.00 0.94 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0.00 59.14 0 1.40 2.26 0.02 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0.00 24.07 0 2.60 0.14 0.00 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0.00 19.09 0 0.92 0.21 0.00 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 0.79 0.41 NA 1.86 0.06 0.05 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 0.78 0.32 NA 0.66 0.09 0.08 NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA 0.12 0.35 NA 2.70 0.13 0.05 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA 0.12 0.28 NA 0.96 0.18 0.08 NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA 0.16 0.02 NA 0.03 0.00 0.00 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA 0.16 0.02 NA 0.01 0.00 0.00 NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Western Baltic Sea

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.72
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.57
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.27
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.20
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.43
Average PD impact 0.02
Average L1 impact 0.28
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 0.99
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 0.64

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Infralittoral sand 8.60 484 0.94 1.17 3.57 0.41 0.47 0.16 0.13
Infralittoral mixed sediment 3.24 183 0.15 0.19 0.40 0.12 0.43 0.10 0.16
Circalittoral sand 2.30 129 1.64 1.89 3.70 1.60 0.80 0.52 0.37
Circalittoral mud 1.64 91 1.73 1.99 3.73 2.27 0.92 0.76 0.56
Infralittoral mud 1.47 83 0.44 0.53 0.92 0.61 0.47 0.23 0.17
Infralittoral coarse sediment 0.90 50 0.15 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.68 0.18 0.24
Circalittoral mixed sediment 0.39 22 0.08 0.10 0.18 0.47 0.86 0.28 0.32
Offshore circalittoral mud 0.21 12 0.17 0.21 0.65 3.04 0.92 0.91 NA
Offshore circalittoral sand 0.21 12 0.09 0.19 0.34 1.59 0.92 0.50 NA
Circalittoral coarse sediment 0.09 5 0.08 0.10 0.13 1.39 0.60 0.52 NA
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 0.04 2 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.59 1.00 0.59 NA
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.04 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.02 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0.00 10.97 0 0.06 2.82 0.00 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0.00 4.97 0 0.26 0.25 0.00 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0.00 6.13 0 0.08 0.36 0.00 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 0.30 0.45 NA 4.31 0.09 0.03 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 1.22 0.56 NA 1.35 0.13 0.05 NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA 0.02 0.29 NA 2.27 0.17 0.02 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA 0.07 0.36 NA 0.71 0.24 0.03 NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA 0.02 0.02 NA 0.05 0.01 0.00 NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA 0.07 0.02 NA 0.02 0.01 0.00 NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

Baltic Proper

Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.25
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.24
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.10
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.07
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.76
Average PD impact 0.00
Average L1 impact 0.08
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1.00
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 0.89

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand 31.47 1894 0.93 0.74 1.98 0.06 0.21 0.05 0.06
Circalittoral mixed sediment 29.54 1783 2.24 0.65 1.10 0.04 0.16 0.02 0.04
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 16.24 970 1.58 0.58 2.72 0.16 0.31 0.13 0.12
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 15.31 914 4.06 4.19 12.62 0.78 0.32 0.22 0.15
Circalittoral sand 12.00 691 2.33 1.37 4.51 0.37 0.48 0.18 0.16
Offshore circalittoral mud 8.38 500 2.74 2.94 8.64 0.98 0.37 0.29 0.19
Circalittoral mud 7.80 470 1.82 1.27 3.38 0.40 0.31 0.19 0.14
Infralittoral mixed sediment 5.95 358 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.02
Circalittoral coarse sediment 5.93 347 0.13 0.04 0.12 0.02 0.21 0.02 0.07
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 3.57 220 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.03
Infralittoral sand 2.60 150 0.03 0.03 0.15 0.05 0.19 0.05 0.09
Infralittoral coarse sediment 2.28 135 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.04
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 2.11 120 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 1.63 98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Offshore circalittoral sand 0.67 38 0.33 0.37 1.05 1.56 0.61 0.36 0.26
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.54 33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.15
Infralittoral mud 0.31 19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.21 13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0.00 35.17 0 1.14 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0.01 11.78 0 4.44 0 0 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0.00 11.21 0 0.98 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 6.94 0.33 NA 3.91 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA 2.06 0.32 NA 0.86 NA NA NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA 1.22 0.32 NA 4.73 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA 0.36 0.30 NA 1.04 NA NA NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA 1.81 0.02 NA 0.08 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA 0.54 0.02 NA 0.02 NA NA NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios

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Summary

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Table 1

Table 1. Pressure and impact indicators for 2013-2018
Indicators values
Intensity (I-1) 0.01
Proportion of cells fished (I-2) 0.07
Proportion of area fished (I-3) 0.01
Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) 0.02
Persistently unfished areas (I-5) 0.93
Average PD impact 0.00
Average L1 impact 0.01
Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 1.00
Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 0.99

Figure 1

**Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018**

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018

Pressure

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Figure 2

**Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle**

Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle

Table 2

Table 2 Overview of pressure indicators of all mobile bottom-contacting gears per broad-scale habitat in the Greater North Sea averaged for 2013-2018 (0-200m). I refers to the indicators in Table 1.
MSFD broad habitat type Extent of habitat 1000 km2 Number of grid cells Landings 1000 tonnes Value 10 6 euro Swept area 1000 km2 Average fishing intensity I 1 Prop of grid cells fished I 2 Prop of area fished I 3 Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4
Circalittoral mixed sediment 50.81 3564 0.48 0.85 0.25 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.01
Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand 25.87 1835 1.76 1.65 0.66 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.03
Circalittoral sand 7.50 568 0.08 0.33 0.07 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01
Infralittoral mixed sediment 4.31 309 0.08 0.34 0.04 0.01 0.06 0.01 0.03
Circalittoral coarse sediment 2.94 207 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.02
Circalittoral mud 2.44 174 0.10 0.27 0.07 0.03 0.14 0.02 0.03
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.94 64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03
Infralittoral sand 0.83 64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.02
Infralittoral coarse sediment 0.50 35 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.06
Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand 0.42 32 0.02 0.06 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.03
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef 0.38 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Infralittoral mud 0.06 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment 0.04 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand 0.01 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment 0.01 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA

Figure 3

**Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).**

Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).

Figure 4

**Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.**

Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.

Core fishing grounds

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Figure 5

Figure 6

Fishing by métier

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Table 3

Table 3. Overview of area fished (sum of swept area), landings and value for the different m?tiers. Area fished in 1000 km2, weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 10^6 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Area swept (1000 km2) 0 0 0.46 0 0.65 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes) 0 0 0.67 0 1.88 0 0 0 0 0
Value (10^6 euro) 0 0 2.68 0 0.84 0 0 0 0 0
Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA 1.45 NA 2.90 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) NA NA 5.76 NA 1.30 NA NA NA NA NA

Impact

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Figure 7

**Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.**

Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.

Figure 8

**Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)**

Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)

Table 4

Table 4. Overview of impact per metier relative to weight and value of landings estimated for the grid cells fished (SAR >0) with these métiers only. Weight of landings in 1000 tonnes, value of landings in 106 euro.
X DRB_MOL OT_CRU OT_DMF OT_MIX OT_SPF SDN_DMF SSC_DMF TBB_CRU TBB_DMF TBB_MOL
Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact NA NA 0.81 NA 3.31 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact NA NA 3.22 NA 1.48 NA NA NA NA NA
Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact NA NA 0.02 NA 0.06 NA NA NA NA NA
Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact NA NA 0.08 NA 0.03 NA NA NA NA NA

Figure 9

**Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.**

Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.

Manangement scenarios